Patrons in the video seem perplexed that bed bugs could be found in a library, but keep in mind that an item like a DVD case sitting around on a sofa or near a bed could certainly transport a bed bug back to the library.

The WTNH reporter cites a local librarian’s association suggesting summer travel as a risk factor, but people can also get the bugs in other ways. It should not be assumed they were picked up outside of Middletown!

On Friday, WTNH reported that the library was back open, and officials claimed no live bed bugs or viable eggs were detected by the canine scent detection team that was hired to search the library.

The Wichita Central Library also closed last week after a patron found a bed bug in a chair, according to KWCH News. The library was closed while a search was conducted for more bed bugs — which have now been found in chairs in two reading areas on two different floors. Chairs are a common place bed bugs are found when they’re detected in libraries — in other cases, they’ve also been found in computer areas, returned items, and the book drop.

According to KWCH, officials in Wichita cancelled library meetings for this week and they expect to know more today about when the library will re-open, but patrons are being allowed to access the lobby to return items and pick up reserved material.

KWCH reports that an anonymous caller bizarrely told 911 in Wichita on Saturday that the libraries bed bugs were brought in by “Muslim homeless” terrorists. The claim is not being taken seriously and is almost certainly spurious, not to mention absurd, racist and classist.

Bedbugs were found in the Tulsa library also. Likely brought in as hitchhikers. With all walks of life using the library system this shouldn’t be a shock. This trend is on the rise and we are seeing libraries become infested with these pests. I expect to see Bed Bug Treatments becoming more common than typical cockroach treatments in the pest control industry. I know we have seen many bedbug infestations over the last year and the calls are becoming more often regarding bedbugs here in the Tulsa, Broken Arrow area.